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I have further anecdotal support to my assertion that the XS11 (well, mine anyway) shifts like a Russian tractor. Saskatoon weather has recently turned seasonally cold but as there is as yet no snow or ice on the roads I am still riding my rig on short errands around town. Today was the coldest yet for the rig to be out in, just 2ยบ above freezing. And, boy! Does it shift nice or what? The usual clunks and clatter only show at all if I really hurry the shift, using my usual slow & careful shift there is none at all. Must be it shifts better in the cold. Just like a Russian tractor.
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Fred Hill, S'toon
XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
"The Flying Pumpkin" -
Hey Fred,
It's probably that 40 weight oil acting like 90 weight at those temps providing some very nice cushions!!
Stay warm!
T.C.T. C. Gresham
81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
History shows again and again,
How nature points out the folly of men! -
It's the big, thick insulated boots that are creating more of a feeling of leverage, between the shifter and foot peg.
Fred, I'm feelin for ya man, it got all the way down to 58 deg down here one morning, Brrr! I'm bout ready to bust out my Tuke.
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